The Demon Next Door

All Of These Feelings

I wake up in the morning remembering what happened and my heart breaks in two. I didn't understand a lot but I do know that Jayce is behind it. So now he is the last person on my mind and the last person I want to see. I get ready likes its a normal morning but when I go downstairs I see a note on the counter. It’s from my parents…..They are gone on a business trip for 3 weeks to London. I barely see my parents as it is but now they are in London. I think back to thoughts of my parents. I resemble my mother a lot but I also have my dads features. I have my moms long brown hair and her curves. She's a bit taller than me but we still have the same body features. Like our freckles. I also have my dad's anger. But I can be nice when I want. Thinking back to school. I realize how mad I was. If it were any other day I would push the anger down but...what happened then? I get pulled out of my thoughts when I hear my phone ring. I look at the screen to see Jayces name displayed on the front. I ignore it it he keeps calling so I decide to answer it to get him off my back. “What do you want?” I say with it coming off as a statement and not a question “I just wanted to see if you were alright.”

As if he cares about my feelings

“I’m fine. But you do know when people ignore your calls it means they don’t want to talk.”

“Clare-”

“NO! You don’t get a right to tell me your side of the story.”

“I didn’t mean t-”

“I don’t care what you did or didn’t mean. Just...Stop calling me and don’t talk to me at school.”

And with that i hung up the phone. I didn't want to tell him that but he hurt me so bad. And I bet he doesn't even know it

Jayce

When she hung up the phone on me i almost broke. I didn’t mean to hurt her in any way. But she won’t give me time to explain. I think of going next door to her house but I know she will just shut me out. Damn. If only she wasn’t so important i could have just left already. She doesn’t even know who she is or what she can do. I’m trying to help her but I don't think i have much time. My dad will expect me to have an answer for him by the end of the month. If I don’t….she’ll be as good as dead

Clare

School was all but fun. First I got paired with Anna for a stupid project. She didn’t seem like anything happened last night. I wanted to bring it up but I didn’t. Second I sat all alone at lunch while Jayce kept glancing at me. Something was telling me to forgive him but I wasn’t giving up that easily. Finally I got this strange feeling. I didn’t know what it was so I pushed it away. As always my mind told me not to. It is now the last class of the day and I just want to go home. While the teacher talks about whatever the class is learning I see the door open. I feel a strong bond to who it is but there are two people standing there. The lady at the main office and a kid. He seems about my age. I watch as the lady and my teacher exchange few words and she leaves. Now all that’s left is me, him, and this weird bond I can feel between us